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package net.martinimix.beans.bind.support;

import com.bluemartini.dna.DNABasePair;

/**
 * Provides a DNA base pair property editor.
 * 
 * @author Scott Rossillo
 *
 */
public interface DNABasePairPropertyEditor {

	/**
	 * Returns a DNA base pair for the given value.
	 * 
	 * @param value the value to be returned as a <code>DNABasePair</code>
	 * 
	 * @return a correctly typed <code>DNABasePair</code> for 
	 * the given <code>value</code>
	 */
	public DNABasePair getAsBasePair(Object value);
	
	
	/**
	 * Returns an appropriately typed object value for the given
	 * base pair.
	 * 
	 * @param basePair the <code>DNABasePair</code> whose value should be retuned
	 * 
	 * @return a typed <code>Object</code> representing the value of the given
	 * <code>DNABasePair</code>
	 */
	public Object setAsBasePair(DNABasePair basePair);
	
}
